Italy welcomes the world with pageantry to open the Games—here is everything you need to know about the performers, start time, and how to watch on NBC and Peacock.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off with an opening ceremony on Friday that averaged 21.4 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games kicked off to a solid ratings start with its opening ceremony, seeing a 34% uptick from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The opening ceremony, which kicked off at 11 a.

From thrilling performances to hard-earned medal wins, the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics has already delivered moments that will go down in sporting history. Unfolding against a backdrop of global uncertainty,

From disappointments to scandals to Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ silver medal, figure skating brought some of the biggest surprises of the Milano Cortina Games. We talked to Adam Rippon to find out why.